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A Boring Dystopia

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Have you notice how the general opinion is that people getting hit by cars somehow deserved it? My best friend was hit by a text-and-drive kindof woman. He was an athlete and now he can't walk more than a few hundred meters.

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[–] wildcherry@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I mean my city is a rust belt and it's kinda rough crime-wise. But drivers, especially, are fucking crazy. I lived in other places and people were actually quiet on the wheel. Here, I have a friend who had a case for homicide attempt after a truck rammed him "for fun". He won. Pretty much every cyclist I know got hit by a car.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] wildcherry@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago

Almost :D Liege

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like a wild place bro. Some people are certifiable.

[–] wildcherry@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. The worst part is that in other context they often aren't bad people.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate why people suck that much in your neck of the woods+rust belt?

[–] wildcherry@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 months ago

Political corruption is endemic and every public transportation project gets an occasion for embezzlement. I think it plays a lot.